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So this is the reason why in which we need, and we have in place a specific tsunami warning center to send out these alerts, particularly since it will take several hours, if there's actually a tsunami wave, several hours to reach hawaii. so there is time, if needed, to evacuate coastal areas. same goes for guam. that is exactly the reason the tsunami watch is so important. >> and obviously people should be tuning in to their local stations, wherever they're watching, if they're in an area that's at risk. and rely on their local folks to give them that indication. i know after the recent quake...

Watch out. want to show you what's happening here. we're watching this all morning long. people parked in the cars watching the ocean, waiting to see what's going to happen. here is how things worked here. it was 7:10 a.m. that we had the first anticipated arrival of a tsunami wave and in this coastline area we are expecting anywhere from one to three feet. here specifically at westport they were expecting a 1.1-foot wave to arrive at 7:25. many people were here. they were watching. and really didn't notice any difference with the wave that size, experts telling us that you'd probably wouldn't...

To evacuate. they were able to get out of the buildings. we are still waiting for reports on rescue efforts. any possible injuries or fatalities as a result of it. but as you begin to take a look at this video, and you really take a moment, and get an idea of just how huge this tsunami wave was, a town of basically -- a community, homes, businesses, farms, is now underwater. you can get an idea of that. we don't have before-and-after pictures, but that is just about as well as we can tell the story is through those pictures right there. throughout the morning, we'll continue to bring you these...

Coast of japan. and when it ruptured the fault, it uplifted the ocean. that displaced the water and generated a tsunami wave. this wave propagated across the pa pacific at jet speeds and came through hawaii and on to the coast of california. >> other than issuing warnings and evacuating those near the water, what other kinds of precautions are there in place in terms of an aftermath? >> of course, our main defense against earthquakes is to design a society to build an infrastructure that can with stand the types of shaking and types of problems that nature throws at us through these big events...

Pushed towards shore of what i would ask to you would be another tsunami wave, which in turn would create more damage. put into perspective for us, if it is in fact a 13-foot tsunami wave, what's next? and what are some other areas that could be at risk? we have heard that there is a tsunami warning for guam, indonesia, and specifically hawaii. let's talk about some of the other areas that we could see some possible damage here. >> yeah. the problem with a tsunami is the fact that, the people in japan are aware of the tsunami hazards, simply because they just felt the earthquake. okay? as we g...